Lacing device for corsets and like articles



Dec.- 9,-1930. J. LINDAUER LACING DEVICE FOR COHSETS AND LIKE ARTICLES Filed Nov. 9. 1928 Ides Lmdauer Xi. Attorney.

Patented Dec. 9, 1930 UNITED STATES JULES LINDAUEB, or: rears; FRANC LACING- DEVICE FOR COR-SETS AND LIKE ARTICLES Application filed November 9, 1928, Serial No.- 318-,114, an.dinFrance July 19, 1928.

The present invention relates to lacing devices for corsets, belts, bodices and like articles, and has chiefly for its object to facilitate the sliding of the laces in the eyelets.

According to the invention, each eyelet is inserted separately in an individual pocket which is open at the side for the passage of the lace, in such manner that the lace, at the point at which it passes through the eyelet,

is not in direct contact with the garments situated above or below, or with the skin if the corset is worn in direct contact with the body. The said pockets are preferably soft, but they may be slightly stiffened by a suitable lining so as to avoid wrinkling, and are preferably formed by the suitably folded edges of the-fabric of the corset and its lining, which cover both sides ofa-n eyelet-carryingband, each pocket being separated from the adjacent pocket by a substantial stitch which traverses the said eyelet-band and connects the folded parts of the main fabric and the lining.

The appended drawings which are given by way of example show anembodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a plan view, with parts broken away, of a portion of a laced device according tothe invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are sections respectively on the lines 22 and 33 ofFig. 1.

In the embodiment herein represented, the device comprises an eyelet band formed of one or more layers of cloth 1, which is covered at the edge by a facing strip 2, bent around the layers 1. These two members are traversed by the metallic or other eyelets 3 and are connected together by three rows of stitches 4, 5, 6. The members 1 and 2 are placed between the main fabric 7 of the corset, which is folded at 8, andthe lining 9 of the corset which is folded at 10. The folded parts of the main fabric of the corset and of the lining are held by the rows of stitches 1112 situated near the outer edge. Stiffeners are disposed at 1314. The several parts are also joined by rows of stitches 15, 16, 17. Between the eyelets, the said eyelet band 1, 2 and the folded parts of the main 5O fabric and the lining of the corset are oined by the heavy stitches 1 8, situated near the, folder" saidfolded edges and which extend" through said eyelet-carrying band and through only the inner, turned in portions of sad folded fabric and lining respectively. In this manner, said stitches 18 are covered and hidden by the outer sheets of said fabric and lining respectively.

It will be further notedthat said stitches: are located between the line of centres of successive eyelets and the free edge of the eyelet carrying band. V 1

Due to this method of construction, each eyelet is situatedina small pocket-with'fiexible walls,through which is inserted the lace 20. This preventsall' directcontact'between the doubled up part of the lace at its passage through the eyelet and the garments placed either above or below the corset, and the lace will thus slide with much greater facility. It will be also observed that the eyelets are protected and concealed and that the lacing edge remains quite fiat, and'without an inconvenient thickness.

Obviously, the said invention is not limited to the constructional form herein described and represented, and for example I may employall of the usual methods of strengthening by the use of layers of cloth, The stitches 18 maybe replaced by a metal, fastening, for instance rivets or very small eyelets.

p The sai inventionis applicable not only to corsets, but also to bodices, belts, bust supporters and the like. 1

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a lacing device for corsets and like articles, two pieces to be laced, a folded edge of the corset fabric and a folded edge of the lining of each of said pieces, the turned-in portions of said folded edges facing each other,an eyelet-carrying perforated band between said turned-in portions of said folded fabric and lining of each respective piece and covered by said folded edges, means for fastening said fabric, lining and band together, and means for fastening said fabric, lining and band between said successive eyelets near the fold of said folded edges.

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" 21-; I: c I 4 7' 2. In'a laci-ng device for corsets and like articles, two pieces to be laced, a folded ed e r of the corset fabric and a folded edge of the j I lining of each of said (pieces, the turned-in portionsvof said. folde edges facing each other, an eyelet-carrying perforated band be- 7 tween the said turned-in ortions of said folded fabric andlinin o eachrespective I a iece and covered by'sai folded edges,means I or fastening said fabric, lining and band together, and short and heavy stitchesfor fas tening together said folded over parts of fabric and lining onto the respective faces of the said band between said successive eyelets, near and Within the folds of said folded'edges," and between the line of centres of successlve eyelets andtlie fre edge of the eyeletcarrying i V v i band. V

li [and band between successive eyelets nearthe fold of said folded edges extend wherein "said means for fastening said fabric;

through saidYeyeletcarrying band and by theoiiter sheets of said fabric and lining p V through onlytheinner, turned-in portions of p I V r i fab 'ic and grespectively,

according to claini o i whereby saidmeansare hidden and covered a l l respectively. 7

'mgfto'gether the inwardly folded and outer s 1 l parts'cf said folded edgefof said lining, said rows of stitching's' extending over the whole c a height of the lacing device and run'ningvnear I the foldof said'folded edges ofsaid fabric 4.- 'Inalacing device according to claim 1, a

: rowof} stitching fastening together the inwardl'j folded and outer parts of said folded a row of stitching fastenedge afraid fabric,

- and lining respectively;

J 5. In a laci'n' "dev ce according toclaim: 1,1 v the feature resi ing in that said 'eyelet-carry f ing'band comprises a strip of cloth, a covering strip of fabric folded over and enclosing said gether said strip of cloth'and saidfolded-over covering strip and runnin' along the entire height of 'sai'dstrips; any? I through said cloth and covering strips. V

Intestimony' whereoffI have signed my name to thisspecification.

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